The Montreal Victoire hosted the New York Sirens for their third matchup of the 2024-25 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season. The Victoire came out on top once again, earning a 6-2 victory. This is the Victoire’s sixth win in a row and the Sirens’ fourth straight loss.
Game Recap
Halfway into the first period, the Victoire got on the board first. Erin Ambrose passed the puck around the boards for Clair Degeorge. She got a hold of it from behind the net. She skated towards the opening and sent a shot to Corinne Schroeder. Lina Ljungblom was in front and tapped the puck into the net on Schroeder’s right side. The puck hit the post and bounced out. Ljunbglom made sure the puck was not bouncing out, tipping it past the goal line again.
Just 24 seconds later, the Victoire were up by two. Once again, control of the puck was found behind Schroeder’s net. This time it was Amanda Boullier by a pass from Jennifer Gardner. Abby Boreen skated up towards the net. Boullier saw her and sent her the pass. With a one-timer, she scored the second goal of the game for the Victoire in less than a minute.
With four minutes left to go, Cayla Barnes passed the puck to Mariah Keopple from across the blue line. She skated towards the net, taking a shot when she hit the faceoff circle. The puck found its way past Schroeder once again. The clock hit the minute and a half mark and the Victoire managed to get a hold of the puck off a bad pass from the Sirens. It found Boullier at the blue line, who sent a blast towards the net. Ljungblom tipped the puck into the net to score the fourth of the game, and the period, for the Victoire.
After the Victoire’s performance, the Sirens pulled Schroeder from the net and put in Kayle Osborne. 2:48 into the second period, the Victoire received the first penalty of the game. Keopple went to the box for delay of game. The Sirens capitalized on this, scoring their first goal on the power play. Jessie Eldridge took a shot from the blue line, but it was deflected off of a Victoire stick as they tried to defend their net. It came straight to Ella Shelton, who was next to the net. She recovered the rebound and sent the puck past Ann Renee Desbiens.
Seven minutes into the second, there was a scrum behind Desbiens’ net as the Sirens had control of the puck and the Victoire tried to defend their net. Sarah Fillier sent a pass from one side of the net to Abby…
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